Freight News
SEKO Logistics’ ability to deliver money saving supply chain solutions for customers through its growing choice of global logistics services and in-house-development technology has earned it a place on Multichannel Merchant’s influential ‘Top 3PL’ list for 2017.
The list is created annually by the editors of Multichannel Merchant, which reaches key decision makers responsible for ecommerce, management, marketing and operations at companies that sell merchandise through multiple channels — including ecommerce, ...
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UPS announced on January 9 the purchase of Freightex, a U.K.-based asset-light provider of truckload, less-than-truckload, specialized and refrigerated over-the-road services. The acquisition immediately establishes UPS’s presence in the growing U.K. and European third-party logistics (3PL) over-the-road brokerage transportation market and launches a new global ...
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Effective Jan. 1, 2017, UPS changed its requirements for shipping lithium batteries by air. These changes support the company’s continuing efforts to ensure the safety of its employees while at the same time meeting the needs of its customers.
The change will require that all ...
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Newsmax Media recently report Chinese state media warning U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that he’ll be met with “big sticks” if he tries to ignite a trade war or further strain ties.
“There are flowers around the gate of China’s Ministry of Commerce, but there are also ...
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Tropical Shipping is set to begin its service from the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia. On January 9, 2017, the Vega Omega voyage 0011 will depart Halterm International Container Terminal bringing improved import and export connectivity to customers in Florida, The Bahamas, Puerto Rico and ...
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On January 3, 2017, Hyundai Merchant Marine (CEO: C.K. Yoo) announces that HMM signed MOU with intra-Asia trade carriers, Heung-A Shipping and Sinokor Merchant Marine to form a ‘HMM + K2 consortium’.
HMM + K2 consortium will start operation in March after signing its formal contract ...
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Three transportation modes – air, vessel and truck – carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in October 2016 compared to October 2015 as total freight on all modes decreased 3.6% to $93.2 billion in ...
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CaroTrans announced its first direct, weekly LCL service between Poland and New York. The transit time from Gdynia to New York is 22 days, and the first sailing was Dec. 12.
CaroTrans is partnering with Euroconsol in Poland to offer this direct connection for ...
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CMA CGM announced a new direct-to-Asia container service from the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal at the Port of New Orleans. The French company’s inaugural vessel is scheduled to arrive Jan. 31 for service by terminal operator Ports America. The direct weekly service to Asia will ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo is launching freighter operations to four new destinations in the Americas, starting Feb. 2, 2017.
The Boeing 777 freighter will fly twice a week to the South American cities of Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Quito* and the North American city of Miami. ...
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